The Latest News about Cryptocurrency

PwC, a "Big Four" auditing firm, recently published research that found 84 percent of companies have either a "Live" blockchain project or experiment underway.

Venezuelan banks have been ordered to use the petro, the Maduro government-launched cryptocurrency, as a unit of account.

Filecoin is planning to officially launch its blockchain-based data storage network sometime near the middle of next year.

Some may place EOS near the end of its post-mainnet launch teething stage; however, several developers of the dPoS blockchain have stepped in to fight off another memory-related bug-this time, allowing malicious transaction recipients to hijack the RAM of senders.

The story of the infamous cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox seems to be taking a twist that could bring a relatively happy resolution to one of the most dramatic episodes in the short history of digital money.

Morgan Creek Digital, backed by the institutional investment house Morgan Creek Capital with $1.5 billion in assets under management , has launched a new Digital Asset Index Fund in partnership with Bitwise, Forbes reports August 28.

The Associated Press is partnering with blockchain journalism startup Civil to license articles for, Digiday reported Tuesday.

The founder of now-defunct Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox Mark Karpeles has filed a motion to dismiss a legal case filed against him in Illinois, according to a report by Financefeeds August 25.

The Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Huobi is facilitating a majority shareholder takeover of a Hong Kong-listed company, which could see Huobi go public based on regulatory approval.

The North American Securities Administrators Association announced that there are "More than 200 active investigations" by state or provincial-level agencies into initial coin offerings and other crypto-related investment products.

Iconiq Funds, the asset management arm of Germany-based Iconiq Holding - the team behind the ICO and token sale accelerator program Iconiq Lab - is launching a series of digital asset index funds beginning in Q4 2018, the company announced on Aug. 17, 2018.

North Korea has attempted to mine Bitcoin, Yonhap News reported August 27, citing a report compiled by a research unit from South Korea's state-run Korea Development Bank.

Alipay and its parent company Ant Financial announced a partnership with local Chinese authorities to use blockchain for ensuring the authenticity of rice, local media report August 28.

Growth among the top ten largest assets ranges between 4.5 to almost 20 percent, as Coin360 data shows.

With rising blockchain integration, industries across the board are facing a shortage of software engineers familiar with the space.

Morgan Creek Digital and crypto index provider Bitwise are teaming up to launch a new index fund aimed at institutional investors looking to enter the digital asset market.

University students are clamoring for more courses about cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.

At press time, bitcoin is trading at an average price of $7,064 across exchanges, according to the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index, having peaked at just above $7,070 today so far.

Morgan Creek Digital, the crypto-focused arm of Bitcoin bull Mark Yusko's multi-billion-dollar investment advisory firm Morgan Creek Capital, has joined hands with Bitwise Asset Management to launch a cryptocurrency index fund for institutions and elite investors.

Lloyd's of London, the centuries-old insurance marketplace, is quietly providing cover against the theft of cryptocurrencies.

"Big Four" auditor Deloitte's 2018 blockchain survey, published August 27, reveals that the technology is gaining significantly - if unevenly - in traction at the executive level of enterprises across diverse industries.

Germany's joint stock company Deutsche Boerse has furthered its partnership with blockchain-based liquidity provider HQLAx, making a million euro investment to become a minority shareholder, a press release announces Tuesday, August 28.

Trading platform OpenFinance has launched a regulated alternative trading system for security tokens, CEO Juan Hernandez announced Tuesday.

SIM swap fraud and cryptojacking have increasingly become popular methods of cryptocurrency theft among hackers worldwide.

Ant Financial, a payments affiliate of e-commerce giant Alibaba, is poised to launch its own blockchain-as-a-service platform next month, alongside a rice-tracking application intended to tackle counterfeit products.

A Chinese self-regulatory association is working to assist government agencies in cracking down on illegal initial coin offerings.

Governance of blockchain, especially when it comes to proof-of-work and delegated proof-of-stake, is based entirely on democracy.

Michael J. Casey is the chairman of CoinDesk's advisory board and a senior advisor for blockchain research at MIT's Digital Currency Initiative.

North Korea is hosting its first-ever international cryptocurrency and blockchain conference on Oct. 1, 2018.North Korea Joins the Blockchain Movement.

Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi is quietly seeking to become the largest shareholder of a public firm listed in Hong Kong - a move that, if completed, could open the door for Huobi to go public via a reverse takeover.